The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-31
CITY MATTERS In GENERAL
In Brief

In Brief
A meeting will be held to-day in the Masonic
Hall at 3 o'clock r. in lrelands interests. A
large attendance is desired
Licences TO marry issued Yesterday to
Stewart NJ Bevis and Barbara Weber, John
Donnahue and Lizzie Mathews
Mr. w c. Newcomb has announced himself a
candidate for the feepu blican nomination for
Council in the Sixth ward
Thomas Bennett, employed in Nordyke &
Marmon's foundry. was arrested on q grand jury
warrant. yesterday, chargingshim with petit lar
seny.
Articles have been fled with the Secretary OF
State incorporating the Bretney Dust Collector
Comuany. of this city. The capital stock is
500. 900. and the directors Eugene Bretney,
w. G. WATSON and Lewis Wallace. jr.
Oscar Heber. living at No rs Cincinnati street.
left home last Friday TO attend to some business
and has not been seen or heard of by his friends
since. He is ffty-four years old and has a fam
lily and his continued absence ID causing consid-
erable anxiety.
VISITING HOURS AT THE INSANE HOSPITAL
In future. all entrances to the Insane Hospital
grounds will be closed except the avenue which
has just been opened the east The Wash
ington and Vermontstr gates are permanently
closed. The statute which provides for visiting
the hospital between the hours OF z and p. N.
daily. except on Sunday, will be strictly adhered
TO In future
THE SOCIAL TURNvEREIN's ANNIVERSARY.
The Social Turner'S celebrated the twenty fifth
last night at their hall on East Maryland street.
Clemens VonneRht. ST., delivered an address
revisw wing the history and the accom- pshments
of this organization. and Thomas Stempfel gave
account of the recent Turner festival at Day
ton. Refreshments were served In the hall at
the close of the exercises.
A DECREASE IN THE MORTALITY RECORD.
There were thirty-eight deaths in the city dur
ing the last week. In the week previous there
were seventy-six. Quite a number of cases of
diphtheria were reported to the health board,
but only resulted fatally Eight OF the
deaths were from cholera Infantum. and twenty
or the victims were children under ten years of
age. No deaths from heat prostraton occurred.
The births for the week numbered forty.
WORK FOR THE HOUSE BUILDERS.
The building contractors are still very busy.
Many contractors have had to refuse work in
the last few weeks because they cannot employ
men enough to do 1t. There were twenty-six
permits issued during the week. calling for
outlay of 800 100 Among the number were the
following: Susan Beal, frame cottage on Belle
fontaine street, near Eleventh, 81. 900; Julius A
Hanson, brick stable on Second street,
Pennsylvania, So, NJ. Chime. two-story frame
house Meridian street, near Hanway, So, 300:
Sarah j. Stevens. two-story frame house, near
Carter street, sl.700; Louis Kohler, two story
frame house on Buchanan strest, near Sullivan,
$1,000
BAKERS THREATEN TO STRIKE.
The differences between the union bakers and
the bosses still remain unsettled. The new
scale of prices proposed by the union last week
was objected to by the employers. They offered
AZ advance, though not so much as asked by the
men, aud it was refused. The union at it's
meeting last night came to final determination,
and it is that an advance of 10 per cent on day
and 10 Der cent. night work must be paid or
they will quit work. A committee was appointed
20 notify the bosses of the action tomorrow, and
has diva 10 potv r n1aH hay AT
they will go a strike Immediately. Many of
the members of the union opposed the action.
but they given voice by the majority,
who favored il.
AT THE cAMP-GRoUNDs TO-DAY.
It's expected that the excur sion trains from
this city to day will carry many hundreds of
people TO Acton and Bethany parks. where OPP
portunity is Afforded for day of enjoyment
in the shade. At both places special
AT Acton Rev. John Dewitt Miller of New
York will preach this morning, and this evening
there will be a sermon by Rev. J. H. Martin,
d. d. The programme for the day at Bethany
con sists OF prayer-meeting at 630 o'clock a. NJ,
Sunday at O'Clock. with w. ). Morgan
superntrnc ent addresses by e. T. Will
Jams, of Cincinnati, and Ben l.. Smith. OF
Terre Haute. at 1890 o'clock; Lords supper
at go p. NJ sermon by b. G.. Deweese, of Gin
cnnati, at $3.50 p NJ; song and praise service at
7:30 p M and sermon by George T. Smith. of
Akta, Japan, at P. NJ The only train to
at 8:45 A. NJ, and returning leaves tie park at 5
p M
AFFAIRS OF THE woMAN's RELIEF CORPS.
Mrs. Flora Wulschner, department. president
Of fhe Woman's Relief Corps of Indiana, has is
sued her third general order. in which she
nounces that recently new corps have been insti-
tuted at Washington, Shelby vile, Garrett,
Geneva. Sheridan, Newburg, Moorssville Rus
siaville. Fremont, Liberty, North Vernon.
Knightstown and Warren. She also announces
the appointment of the following aids-de camp:
Jennie Iyerhof, Evansville; Juliet r. Wood,
Indianapolis; Agnes Hit, INDIANAPOLIS
Halle Holmes, Attca; Carrie Hale. |
Decatur; Mary H. Child. Madison: Lettie |
Seeley. Garrett: Martha Winterrowd, |
Shebyville; Louise Huntoon, LaPorte; |
Lydia A. Gilbert, Lagrange Sallie O. Haskell, |
Nancy A. Weaver. Indianapolis; Clara johnson, |
Connersville; Jare Kercheval. Sheridan; Annie |
Epson, South Milford; Little Snyder, Indiapolis; |
Lizzie Holmes. assistant, Attica; Lydia Brown.
Franklin; Ida l. Blair. Waterloo Mary e. Clark,
Auburn; Elvira H. Perez Mooresville: Jennie e.
Sherwin. Russiavllle Kinda Slifer. Willamsport;
Sarah e. Thompson indianapolis. The fol-
assistant inspectors: Adelia New Indian
Walton Mccoy, Jeffsrsonville; Mary Gordon,
Hannah Connersville; Hattie Hull, Cicero; Clara
Marshall. Greencastle; Mary Douglas. Madison:
Lou Kennedy. Decatur. The inspection of
corps will begin Nov. l.
Items from the Courts.